The Queen They Buried

Chapter 569

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‘But was that really the case? I don’t think so. There must be bigger interests involved here, Aubree thought before asking, “Miss Walls, did you notice the chief acting weird or anything unusual happening before or after the whole demolition and relocation incident?”

Josephine paused to think before responding, “Yeah, actually, there was something. Before the news about the demolition got out, I heard people saying the chief kept sneaking off to the back mountain all the time.

“Oh, and now that I think about it, there were some outsiders who showed up in the village around then, too. But I can’t say for sure if they were with those businessmen who came early to try and talk the villagers into agreeing to the relocation.”

By the time they left Josephine’s house, it was already afternoon.

Rubbing her chin, Aubree said with a mischievous glint in her eyes, “Josephine said Mr. Molina and the chief have deep ties. Judging from what we learned from Ethan, Mr. Molina probably knows even more than he lets on.

“With all the drama today, shouldn’t we let Mr. Molina in on it? Let’s not forget that he treated us to dinner on our very first day here.”

Bowen let out a faint, almost mocking smile, as if he found the whole thing a bit ridiculous.

Meanwhile, after the chief took Samuel away, he was immediately taken to the hospital.

he’ll ever recover. Of course, it could just be that our hospital

still out

chief heard that his son was basically done for, his face darkened. He replied, “Thank you,

eldest and second sons, who both worked in the county, rushed over too. Of the three brothers, the youngest was the biggest letdown. The eldest was smart and had landed a job at the county court. The second son wasn’t as intelligent, and he didn’t even get into college, but he had guts and a ruthless streak. On the surface, he ran a security company, but

the

crippled,” the chief

expression was calm and unreadable as he thought back to the two people he’d

just fruit merchants?‘

much of it. After all,

today, something

there’s no

that blood was thicker than water. Only family members had the right to push each other around, and no outsider was

hand on my brother?‘ he fumed, rage simmering

Tomorrow, I’ll get a couple of guys

venom.

snapped, his tone harsh and commanding. “Do you even realize what